She was a poetess, a short story writer and a novelist. She was at ease with both English and Malayalam languages and had written in both of them.Her personal life was much talked about due to some of the choices that she has made in life. You should have guessed it by now.

The description matches Kamala Suraiyya (Kamala Das) perfectly - she was a renowned poet, short story writer, and novelist who wrote extensively in both English and Malayalam, and her personal life was indeed widely discussed due to her unconventional choices. The other options, while accomplished writers, do not fit the complete description as precisely.